Holiday Gift Ideas: For Her

With Christmas being a little less than a week away, its still not too late to bag more awesome and useful gifts for that special girl in your life.  From shoes, to accessories, or to a delicious box of chocolates, here are my top 11 gifts ideas sure to make her smile ! Have any other stocking stuffer ideas to add to this list, comment me below! Also, check back tomorrow for my Holiday Gift Ideas: For Him !

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Sequined Gold

 Accents or full-on embellishments of gold are always perfect to have in your wardrobe for the holiday season giving an added taste of luxury and pizazz. I got this blouse two years ago at Lane Bryant and I still have yet to find a special occasion to wear it to. With the blouse being short sleeved and the weather being more consistently chillier here in NC, I loved being able to pair it up with this comfy sweater cardigan. The gold clutch was a recent x-mas gift I got from my friend Neema.  What gold statement pieces do you guys love this time around?

 

 

Lane Bryant: Gold Blouse (similar here!), Green denim pants

Discount Store: Cream sweater cardigan (similar here, here, here), Gold flats (similar here)

Gift: Nine West Clutch (here, similar here, similar here)

Owls & Bricks

A week ago for my visual merchandising class I had a visual display assignment with my partner Jen at Ivy & Leo retail store.  Majority of the time on campus I'm usually looking like a comfortable college bum while going to my classes. But since I was stepping off campus for this assignment I decided to take the effort to actually look nice that day with this ensemble. Cute and stretchy were my goals with this look while keeping in mind I will be manipulating heavy mannequins and other merchandise around the store. It was somewhat of a sunny but cool day so I put on my favorite cardigan to not to air out too much.  

 

 The flowiness and the uneven balance is what attracts me to fishtails tops other than the various colors they come in. These shorts I paired it with are LOVE to me! They are made of a soft spandex and elastic side panel material that shapes around my stomach and bottom half perfectly.   Although its the month of October, I think I can still get some more wears out of this outfit due to all of this 80-degree weather we have been having here in North Carolina.  Yet I find myself rooting for some cold weather to take its effect.  I cant wait to dust off my winter clothes so I can experiment a little with some layering !

 

  

 Thrifted Treasures: Cardigan
UrbanOutfitters:  Earrings (similar)
moms jewelry - necklace, gift - clutch purse

Rainbows: Owl Blouse, Shorts

Available in plus-sizes !

A Pattern To Follow

Stressful, hectic, and long are words to describe my previous week. An exam,  a pop history quiz, a group presentation and a lot of sewing samples to get done. Though I remember not to complain because I know how blessed I am to be able to continue a college education. But some days the struggle can be real with schoolwork. But on the upside of things I joined MFA this past Friday ! Im so stoked to be a apart of a fashion related club where I can meet people of the same interest, network, and just have some fun....Which is long overdue.

 Me and Jen did this shoot few weeks ago during the first couple of weeks of school on our leisure time on campus. And I have been meaning to upload them for the longest. This neutral colored cardigan I consider to be my go to piece whenever its a little chill outside, I don't feel like showing my arms in a sleeveless top, or just something simple to complete a casual outfit.   The blouse and cargo pants are like a year old from when I use to work at Lane Bryant and there still fitting me quite nicely ! On long class days I tend to go for the baggy but relax style of clothing. Yet still continue to have some fun with coordinating colors.

 

 

Thrifted Treasures: Cardigan

Lane Bryant: Cargo Pants (similar), Blouse (similar 1/ similar 2)